Auxiliary wagon-body.



G. GORBY.

AUXILIARY WAGON BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1909.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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C. GORBY.

AUXILIARY WAGON BODY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1999.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

Patented Oct. 5

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CHARLES G0 it UFHOLTVILLE, CALI-FQRNA.

Vmaxim Specification of Letters Patent.

I Patented @et 5., MMM.

vApplication tiled May 19, 1. Serial No. 497,065.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES Gonny, a citizen of the lUnited States,residing at Holtville, inthe county of Imperial and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AuxiliaryVVagon-Bodies, of which the following 1s a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, detachable,auxiliary body adapted to be mounted upon farm wagons, and of hollow,waterproof construction.

In its preferred embodiment the invention is made of metal constructionand is adapted for convenient attachment and removal with respect to theordinay body of that type of farm wagons at present most common in use.

F or a full understanding ofthe invention, including the merits andadvantages thereof in practical use, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and to the accompany- -ig drawings Figure l is asectional View showing the invention mounted upon a wagon; Fig. 2 is atransverse section, the wagon body being partly broken away, and showingthe open position of the cover of the auxiliary body in dotted lines;Fig. 3 is a front end view of tlieauxiliary body, the cover being inopen position.

Specifically describing the invention and referring particularly to thedrawings, the numeral 1 denotes the box or body of an ordinary wagon andupon which is mounted the auxiliary metal body 2. The 'auxiliary body 2is hollow and is provided at its front portion with a seat section 3that covers the saine at this .portion and is adapted to carry' asuitable wagon seat. Vertical supporting pieces 4 are secured orotherwise applied and the seat is directly supported by these'y pieceswhen placed in operative position.

The rear portion of the auxiliary body 2 is provided with a hinged cover5 adapted to swing upwardly and downwardly, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3and pivotally connected at 6 with otfstanding lugs 7. It will beapparent that when the cover 5 is closed down upon the body 2 saidcover, together with the seat section 3 of the body, effectively housesthe latter, preventing rain, snow, etc., from entering the same. Undercertain conditions, it is obvious that the auxiliary body is of' greatLconvenience and advantage, especially when the load carried by thevehicle is of a nature likely to be damaged by the elements.

rlhe manner of securing the auxiliary body 2 to the main body l ispeculiar. Longitudinal bars 8 are secured by suitable fastenings, suchas rivets or the like, to opposite sides of the body 2 and said barsproject at the ends thereof slightly beyond the ends of said body 2whereby transverse'attaching rods 9 are adapted to be passed throughopenings in the projecting extremities of the members 8, and near theends of the main body l. rithe transverse rods 9 are each provided witha head on one end and with a thumb-init 9*l upon the opposite end. Itwill be apparent that bytightening the nuts 9a on the rod 9 theauxiliary body 2 is secured to the niain body l in a substantial andeffective manner, it being necessary to remove the parts 9 in order toseparate the main and auxiliary wagon bodies. Adjacent to the bars S andat intervals in the length thereof ai'e provided hooks 10 and thesehooks assist in support-ing the weight of the auxiliary body 2 on themain body l of the vehicle. The hooks 10 engage over the opposite sidesof the body l.

At its front and reai' portions, the cover 5 is provided with downwardlyextending fianges 5, the front flange engaging over an upwardlyextending flange 3:L ori the seat sect-ion 3 while the rear iange 5aoverlaps the real' end of the body 2,.closing the body, as shown veryclearlyin Fig. 1 of thedrawings.

v The construction of the auxiliary body 2 being such that it may bereadily detached or removed, gives rise to convenience in the actualemployment of' this invention in connection with farm vehicles, themetallic construction being conducive to lightness as well assubstantiality.

Having thus described the invent-ion, what is claimed as new is:-

l. An auxiliary wagon body of hollow construction provided at its frontend portion with a seat section extending thereovcr, supporting piecescarried by the seat section to support a seat, and a cover movablymounted upon the rear portion of the body and extending over the same atthat portion in rear of the seat section, said cover being provided withfront and rear end flanges, the latter flange overlapping the upper edgeof the hollow body, the rear end of the seat section having an upwardlyprojecting finnge on the outer Side of which the front flange ofthecover engages.

2. In combination, a main wagon body, and an auXilia wagon body mountedthereon, the auxillary wagon body comprising a hollow body portionp seatsupporting means at the front part of said hollow body portion, and acover for the 'hollow body portion, longitudinal bars secured to theopposite sides of the auxiliary body and pro- ]ecting therefrom at theends, transverse rods passing through said projecting ends of the barsand securing the auxiliary body to the main wagon body, and hooksproject- 15 -ing from the auxiliary wagon body and engaging over theopposite sides of the" main wagon body to support the former upon thelatter. l

In testimon whereof'I aix mysignature 20 EDWARD BLAIR. ANDREW J.HAMILToN.

